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for wheat should the market reach 

 that level and at the same time con- 

 tinue to sell flour for no more than 

 the ceiling prices now in effect has 

 been announced by the Office of 

 Economic Stabilization. Reconstruc- 

 tion Finance Corporation has been 

 requested to provide the funds and 

 administer the program. 



PULPWOOD CEILING OFF — 



Wood delivered to mills producing 

 roof felt by the defibrotor process 

 does not come under the pulpwood 

 ceiling, according to a new inter- 

 pretation by the OPA of the pulp- 

 wood ceiling regulation, RMPR 464, 

 reported by H. D. MacCall, pulp and 

 paper branch, OPA, Washington. 

 This means that woodland owners 

 can again afford to produce cord- 

 wood for sale at prices in effect be- 

 fore Oct. 14, 1943, providing these 

 prices were permitted under the log 

 and bolt ceiling price regulation, 

 MPR 348, according to J, E. Davis, 

 extension forester. 



FLASHLIGHT BATTEBIES — 



WPB has directed manufacturers of 

 flashlight batteries to distribute ap- 

 proximately 20 per cent of their pro- 

 duction to fanners. The purpose is 

 to make flashlight batteries avail- 

 able to assist farmers in the care of 

 young stock in the winter. 



ALFALFA SEED CONTROL — 



OPA has announced that all alfalfa 

 seeds, including all state certified 

 improved varieties, have been made 

 subject to control of the price reg- 

 ulation governing legume and grass 

 seeds. 



" "• / By Wilfred Sham 



U. of I. College of Agriculture in co- 

 operation with the Illinois Dairy Industry 

 will hold and conduct a series of milk pro- 

 duction conferences thruout the state during 

 January and in early February. 



These conferences are for the purpose of 

 discussing and presenting the suggestions 

 and information which the College is in a 

 position to offer, that will be helpful to 

 dairymen in increasing or maintaining milk 

 production during 1944. 



These schools are open to anyone who is 

 interested in this important subject. Dairy- 



JANUARY. 1944 



men, dairy plant operators, field men and 

 extension workers are invited to attend. 

 There will be no charge. 



The program of the conference will in- 

 clude the following general subjects: A 

 survey of the dairy situation and its needs 

 for additional production; the feeding prob- 

 lems in 1944; the feed supply situation; bal- 

 ancing rations with feeds available; provid- 

 ing for adequate pasture in 1944; herd man- 

 agement problems as they affect production 

 and quality; the seed situation; health meas- 

 ures and nutritional deficiency problems in 

 dairy cattle; production problems from the 

 farm point of view; an explanation and dis- 

 cussion of the Dairy Industry Committee's 

 Eight Point Program of increasing milk pro- 

 duction. 



The subject matter at the conference will 

 be presented by specialists of the College of 

 Agriculture in each of the departments of 

 dairy husbandry and animal pathology; soils 

 and crops. Opportunity for questions and 

 discussion will be given to those in at- 

 tendance. 



The first conference is to be held at the 

 U. of I. College of Agriculture, Urbana, 

 Jan. 20 and 21. This will be a two day 

 conference, starting at 9:30 a.m., and will 

 be the only two day conference of the 

 series. 



The one day conferences will be held at 

 the following places, starting at 9:00 a.m.: 



Monday, Jan. 24 — Mt. Vernon, Hotel 

 Emerson 



Wednesday, Jan. 26 — Galesburg, Hotel 

 Custer 



Friday, Jan. 28 — Rockford, Hotel Nelson 



Tuesday, Feb. 1 — East St. Louis, Broad- 

 view Hotel 



Currently milk production nationally is 

 below that of a year ago and is far in- 

 adequate to meet the current needs or to 

 equal the 1944 goal of 121 billion pounds. 



To increase or to maintain milk produc- 

 tion as needed for the war and civilian 

 needs is an important and serious problem. 

 In order to increase or maintain milk pro- 

 duction during 1944 will require better 

 utilization of feed, pasture and management 

 of herds. Realizing this important and vital 

 problem, the U. of I. College of Agriculture 

 is conducting these conferences which in 

 conjunction with the joint Dairy Industry of 

 Illinois. 



The following are the gross blended 

 prices paid to producers for milk in the 

 following named cities thruout the United 

 States, and are quoted on a 3.5% butterfat 

 basis delivered f.o.b. dealers' platforms 

 (with exceptions noted) as reported by the 

 respective milk cooperatives. These prices 

 are for October unless otherwise noted: 



Boston $3-80 



Chicago (70 mile zooe) (Nov.) .„. 3.24 



Detroit 3.46 



Milwaukee 3.00 



New York (201-210 mile rooe) .... 3.78 



Pittsburgh _ 3.60 



Seattle 3.10 



St. Louis (Nov.) _ 3.70 



St. Paul & Minn 3.06 



Washington 4.05 



The annual meeting of the McLean Coun- 

 ty Milk Producers will be held Saturday, 

 Jan. 8 in the McLean County Farm Bureau 

 building, according to Forrest Fairchild, 

 manager. The principal speaker will be 

 Prof. Peterson of the Dairy Department, 

 University of Minnesota. A dinner will be 

 served at noon by the Home Bureau. 



Sanitary Milk Producers will bold its an- 

 nual meeting Thursday, Jan. 27, in the Com- 

 munity Hall at St. Jacob, III., reports A. D. 



Lynch, general manager. Dinner will be 

 served to those in attendance by various 

 church organizations. Announcement of the 

 detailed program will be released later. 



The following prices are the blended 

 prices received by producers supplying the 

 respective Illinois markets. All are Octo- 

 ber and November prices for 3.5% milk 

 f.o.b. dealers' platforms (except Chicago) 

 and are for milk meeting the respective milk 

 ordinances : 



Oct. Nov. 



Bloomington 42.48 $2.48 



Canton 2.55 2.55 



Champaign 2.55 2.80 



Chicago 3.20 3.24 



DanviUe i 2.275 2.275 



Decatur 2.70 



DeKalb 2.74 2.74 



Freeport 2.79 2.81 



Galesburg 2.65 2.65 



Harrisburg 2.40 2.60 



Jadcsonville -. 2.40 2.40 



Kewanee 2.55 2.55 



LaSalle 2.50 2.50 



Moline 3.17 3-24 



Peoria - 2.89 2.89 



Pootiac 2.406 



Quincy 2.39 2.40 



Rockford -. 3.17 3.16 



Springfield _„ 2.60 2.60 



St. Louis -. 3.66 3.70 



Stieator 2.40 2.45 



By G. H. Iftner 



The Lee County Grain Assodatioo paid 



out $28,000 in patronage dividends at the 

 annual meeting Dec. 10. The business of 

 the county-wide cooperative was contributed 

 by farmers living in areas served by five 

 small county elevators, which would have 

 all been in old-line hands except for the 

 foresight of farm adviser, C. E. Yale, and 

 the Farm Bureau board of directors. 



Eighteen managers of member elevators 

 of Illinois Grain Corporation attended the 

 annual meeting at Chicago. They are as 

 follows : 



George Besore, Lenzburg Farmers Co- 

 operative Grain Co.; P. W. Ehrlich, LaPlace 

 Cooperative Grain Co.; Otto Krenz, West 

 Brooklyn Farmers Cooperative Co.; R. E. 

 Phalen, Sublette Farmers Elevator Co. ; Wal- 

 ter F, Reichert, Columbia Farmers Coopera- 

 tive Grain Co.; F. W. Jordan, Savoy Grain 

 and Coal Co. ; A. B. Scheeler, Graymont 

 Cooperative Association; C. H. Willke, An- 

 chor Grain Company; Eugene C. Hoerner, 

 Ludlow Cooperative Elevator Co.; Roy N. 

 Phillips, Nokomis Equity Elevator Co.; An- 

 drew Homann, Farmers Grain Company of 

 Dorans; Leo F. Drew, Walton Cooperative 

 Company; C. B. Kenney, Cruger Farmers 

 Cooperative Ass'n.; Sam B. Baer, Summer- 

 field Farmers Cooperative Grain Co.; H. C. 

 Morel, Cooperative Grain & Supply Co. of 

 Serena; A. D. Goers, Cissna Park Coopera- 

 tive Grain & Coal Co. ; E. S. Apple, Al- 

 hambra Grain & Feed Co. ; Harry Carrell, 

 Tuscola Cooperative Grain Co. 



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